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Aignish - cjhoose birthday song by Rebsie [Email]

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Uploaded: Nov 06, 2007 - 07:43:24 AM
Last Updated: Nov 06, 2007 - 03:57:12 PM
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I was very touched when cjhoose posted a tune for my birthday a couple of years ago, and I've been meaning to return the favour ever since ... except I couldn't remember when her birthday was. Well this year I remembered!

Knowing how much she cherishes her Scottish heritage I've sung her a nice cheery Gaelic song about graveyards.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAROLINE! :D

and

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SLUMBERING AS WELL.

Lyrics:
Aignish

An ciaradh m'fheasgair 's mo bheath' air claoidh
Mo rosg air dunadh 's a' bhas gun chli
Stiuir curs' an iar leam gu eilean ciatach
Gu Aignish sgiamhach far an d'araich mi

An sin gun cairich sibh mi 'san fhod
A measg mo chairdean 'smo shinnsrean coir
Ri tonnan barr-gheal a' bualadh traghad
'Sri machair Aignish nan laoigh 's nam bo
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I didn't want to be first... &mdash 11/06/07 - 07:57:19 AM
but I'll go wake up CJ, shall I?

Gorgeous sparse shivers of spirits here... makes you GLAD TO BE ALIVE instead! :-) Love the lean background drone so your voice stands out.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAROLINE!
ttfn,
Drakonis

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&mdash 11/06/07 - 05:29:51 PM
Hehe ... thanks Drak. I'm being slightly facetious in saying it's about graveyards, it's really an achingly nostalgic emigrant song which happens to mention graveyards, but as you point out the melody is so pretty it defies the sadness of the lyrics.

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Captures the spirit &mdash 11/06/07 - 08:13:42 AM
and essence of your subject exploring lament and loss. Very well sung! I kept imagining a few short, in the background fiddle or whistle notes here and there to support the melody, and to help wrap up the song. Probably influenced by the Capercaillie version stuck in my grey matter, which I think BTW does not capture the emotion so well as you have here.

Regardless of my mental wanderings, this is a beautiful and touching treatment of this song and it is a true pleasure to hear!
All the best,
Doug



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Thanks Doug &mdash 11/06/07 - 03:28:55 PM
You're not the only one influenced by Capercaillie, it was them I pinched it from. It's a huge compliment if you think I've captured the song's essence even better than that. Karen Matheson is definitely the Gaelic singer who's influenced me the most, her voice is lovely.

I hear what you're saying about the lack of instruments but I have a special fondness for these very sparse drone songs where the only harmony is made by the melody itself as it interacts with the drone. It kind of focuses the listener's attention on the voice and forces them to listen to it properly. :)

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Clearly then it's your great instincts &mdash 11/06/07 - 06:51:38 PM
that give the superior result. Karen's voice is indeed lovely, but it does not express to me, in this piece, the raw nuances of feeling you have captured so very well.

I'll probably have to return my Capercaillie fan club poster now.... :o)

Doug

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Happi Berfday Caroline! &mdash 11/06/07 - 09:51:42 AM
And what a wonderful present!

Personally, I think this should replace "Happy Birthday To You" as the traditional birthday song.

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&mdash 11/06/07 - 03:19:19 PM
Ooh yes, I can't stand the conventional Happy Birthday song. Though at the theatre I used to belong to we had a slightly fruitier second verse which made it a bit more interesting.

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Beautifully &mdash 11/06/07 - 11:19:27 AM
atmospheric Rebsie. Your voice really suits this lovely song..... the backing airy sounding drone is perfect giving a spacious feeling, Regards M

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&mdash 11/06/07 - 03:34:46 PM
Thanks Maurice. The drone is made from a GB synth mixed with a real pipe drone (I happened to have one lying around which was in the right key.)

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18 today &mdash 11/06/07 - 11:21:03 AM
I wouldnt mind spending my birthday in a graveyard.Nicely sung - well pronounced what is Aignish?

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aha &mdash 11/06/07 - 11:19:10 AM
a place 4 miles east of stornway? and the Aig is like 'eye' of a peninsula,perhaps

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Yep &mdash 11/06/07 - 11:52:59 AM
Absolutely right, Richard, it's right next to the Eye Peninsula on the Isle of Lewis.

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Good artwork. &mdash 11/06/07 - 11:58:48 AM
Despite my Scots heritage my Gaelic is somewhat flawed, however does part of this song translate as - I'm in the gloomy graveyard and I is well spooked innit ?

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&mdash 11/06/07 - 03:37:36 PM
Yes, that's exactly it. Well done. Then the next line is about how bloody cold it is.

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This is just so cool :) &mdash 11/06/07 - 12:14:55 PM
What a beautiful gift.

Rebsie, your voice is sublime! :)

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Aignish - cjhoose birthday song &mdash 11/06/07 - 01:06:41 PM
Such awesome singin Rebsie . what a precious gift
is this .wonderfull ..
and ye HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAROLINE


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Stunning &mdash 11/06/07 - 01:13:08 PM
Rebsie you're sounding better than ever! Love that drone too. A wonderful gift - for us all. Peter

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Well, i know you did this for Caroline... &mdash 11/06/07 - 02:09:11 PM
but today is my birthday, too! :)

I can't think of a lovelier gift, Rebsie, thank you! :D

It is so beautiful, in fact, it is bringing tears to my eyes... but i should expect that from you, shouldn't i?



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happy birthday &mdash 11/06/07 - 03:02:29 PM
to another scorpio! ;P

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oooh! oo! ooo! &mdash 11/06/07 - 03:00:13 PM
:D You're gonna make it easy to learn Gaelic Rebsie! I must go and read up on it now.

It is perfectly gloomy and yet ... yes ... quite the cheerful song! (That is, you chose right).

tapadh leat! (i think?)

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Tha sin ceart &mdash 11/06/07 - 03:46:46 PM
I'm glad you like it. :)

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The opening words &mdash 11/06/07 - 05:18:17 PM
was all it to for me to download.

Wonderful! What is it that makes grievous music so pleasurable? I wonder if I should set it to repeat a couple of times?

Doug

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Shivery - &mdash 11/06/07 - 10:41:00 PM
Like Doug, I plan to set this to repeat a couple of times in a row. Awesome birthday song. I don't understand a drop of Gaelic, but I don't need to to enjoy this. Rebsie, your voice is gorgeous, and the sparse accompaniment of only drone brings that out so well. It also highlights how beautifully you stay in tune.
Yes, It's better than "Happy Birthday"!!

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That's a beauty... &mdash 11/07/07 - 06:48:31 AM
...any way you can post the translation. I'm a little rusty on the Scottish side...;)

Happy Birthday, cjhoose...


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eventually &mdash 11/07/07 - 03:02:00 PM
you will spend your birthday in a graveyard. or at least what is left behind.

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&mdash 11/07/07 - 03:06:02 PM
What a charming thought. :D

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late again!!! &mdash 11/08/07 - 07:43:55 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARO1INE xoxoxox

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Voice of an Angel &mdash 11/08/07 - 10:31:58 AM
......but not the Angel of Death, oh no.

Beautiful Rebsie. Sure your voice wasn't used in "Lord of the Rings"?

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&mdash 11/08/07 - 12:33:10 PM
Probably the Angel of Squishy Peat Bogs.

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wow Rebsie &mdash 11/08/07 - 04:29:48 PM
You have the most amazing, soothing, beautiful voice! Wonderful job here! Oh, and my birthday is in February. Thanks for sharing this. Happy Birthday Caroline!

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Hi.. &mdash 11/08/07 - 05:03:13 PM
I sat one misty afternoon... in Glencoe... in the rain... Looking at the ancient mountains... disappearing into the clouds above... and you just brought every second back to me...

Can't say better than that...

*smiles*

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Beautiful singing &mdash 11/15/07 - 04:16:52 AM
You have the most lovely voice - definitely describe it as shivers down the spine. Lucky Caroline!

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&mdash 11/18/07 - 07:22:52 AM
Thanks very much Amanda ... you have a pretty fine voice yourself and I appreciate your kind words. :)

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Birthday's, Life Circle's &mdash 11/20/07 - 01:23:02 PM
Rebsie,

A interesting piece, Life at Birth and While Living,

Some's final resting place is ash, other's in a box with

a marker stone, what really happens is from above

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Aignish &mdash 11/25/07 - 07:49:34 AM
Wow - very haunting and beautifully song.

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Wonderful... &mdash 01/17/08 - 03:01:36 PM
First I heard of you. Beautiful work.
Will listen to more. Very unique.

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